What to expect from a quilt maple body?

[Heretic]

Yep, not just a top, but as a body. How do quilt and other maple bodies sound compared to mahogany or alder?

 

[nuntius]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

The whole body will be quilt maple? Out of curiousity how much is this costing? :/

 

[xerxes]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

very bright i would imagine.

 

[italic zero]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

Bright, but not as bright as an all plain maple body, I would think, because quilted maple is considerably less dense.

 

[mrfjones]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

still, very bright.

 

[xerxes]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

with an astronomical price tag.

 

[MattPete]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

Bright, with a very fast attack

 

[theodie]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

with an astronomical price tag.

I have looked at the wood and for 2 master grade billets of quilt (enough to make a body) it is $750.00 just for the wood.

 

[ledzepp29]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

Bright, but not as bright as an all plain maple body, I would think, because quilted maple is considerably less dense.

Is quilted maple an actual different species than regular maple? I thought maple was maple and the differences in looks were purely cosmetic

 

[Xeromus]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

Are you looking that that Carvin on ebay? the blue one?

 

[italic zero]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

Is quilted maple an actual different species than regular maple? I thought maple was maple and the differences in looks were purely cosmetic

There are quilted/flamed and plain maple within the same species, but the conditions which will create the figuring of the wood also effect the density.

 

[ledzepp29]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

There are quilted/flamed and plain maple within the same species, but the conditions which will create the figuring of the wood also effect the density.

Doesn't the area of the tree from which the wood was taken from effect density and therefore figuring, like say, a piece taken from near the bottom would be more dense because it has all the weight of the rest of the tree above it pushing it down. I know thats the case for mahogany...

 

[Old Ghost]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

I'd say very bright and snappy with a good amount of sustain.

 

[nuntius]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

I have looked at the wood and for 2 master grade billets of quilt (enough to make a body) it is $750.00 just for the wood.

:blackeye: :eek2:

 

[theodie]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

:blackeye: :eek2:

Here is the link,
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=t1153

Its 7.5 wide X 2.25 thick X 20 long. It would take 2 pieces at $350 a piece to make a body. Great looking stuff though!!!!!

I have considered buying a piece and resawing it into book matched Maple caps for future body projects.

 

[theodie]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

That is master grade stuff though. You can move down to a lower grade for alot less $$$. 5A is $275 a piece ($550 for a body), 4A is $169 a piece ($338 for a body), and 3A is $89 a piece ($178 for a body).

 

[RCM78]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

Wide leaf maple isnt as bright as rock maple. Flame and quilt maple usually come from wide leaf tree's.

Hamer made some californian's and all Vintage S guitars with solid flamed maple bodies.
They suposedly dont sound overly bright...

 

[JOLLY]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

try this place theodie:

http://www.3dhardwoods.com

 

[kherman]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

When I think of an all maple tone, I think of George Lynch.

 

[theodie]

Re: What to expect from a quilt maple body?

try this place theodie:

http://www.3dhardwoods.com

Thanks Jolly!!!!!